California Civil War Rosters
Introduction First Battalion Veteran Infantry
�Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 To 1867.� 1890.
Pages: 381-384
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Introduction First Battalion Veteran Infantry
This battalion was organized during the months of November and
December, 1864, by consolidating the veterans of the First Infantry, California
Volunteers, into two companies, which became Companies A and B, and
consolidating the companies of Fifth Infantry into five companies, which became
Companies C, D, E, F, and G, of the battalion.
Colonel Edwin A. Rigg, of the First Infantry, was made
Lieutenant-Colonel and commander of the battalion, and Major Joseph Smith, of
the Fifth Infantry, was made its Major. On the thirteenth of February a Board
of Officers, consisting of Colonel Brown, First California Cavalry, Colonel
Riggs, and Major Smith, met at Las Cruces, N.M., for the purpose of selecting a
company to be broken up for the purpose of distributing the men among the other
companies, as some difficulty was experienced in obtaining recruits sufficiently
fast to keep up all the companies to the minimum required by law. The Board
decided by lot that Company F should be broken up, and it was so ordered by the
Department Commander, in Special Orders No. 9, dated at Santa Fe, N.M., March
16, 1865. The same order directed Lieutenant-Colonel Rigg to assume command,
with headquarters at Fort Craig; previous to this time the battalion had been
under command of Major Joseph Smith at Franklin, Texas.
The following remarks are found on the monthly returns of the
battalion, filed in the Adjutant-General�s office:
Remarks on Return of Company D, First Veteran Infantry, for
September, 1865. � On the twelfth instant, a detachment of the company, ten
mounted and twenty foot, under command of Lieutenant John Slater, was sent in
pursuit of Indians, who had driven off some of the animals on herd belonging to
the post of Fort McRae, N.M. On the seventeenth instant they overtook the
Indians in the Miembres Mountains, killing several, and wounding many of them,
recovering most of the stolen stock, besides a lot of Indian ponies, mules, etc.
In this action Lieutenant Slater was very seriously wounded; private John Kelly
very dangerously and private Richard B. Mason very seriously wounded by
firearms, which were the only weapons used by the Indians during the fight. The
detachment returned to the post on the twentieth instant, having marched a
distance of two hundred and seventy-five miles.
Remarks on Return of Company G, First Veteran Infantry, for January,
1866. � While six men of the company were performing daily duty � cutting wood
for this garrison at Oak Grove, about five miles distant, on the seventeenth
instant � they were surprised and fired upon by Apache Indians. The number of
Indians was estimated at about forty or more. Four men were killed, and two
escaped � Privates John H. Matthews and Nathaniel B. Goldsberry, the latter with
an arrow wound in his hip. Private Matthews displayed exemplary courage in
defending himself, as well as virtually saving the life of Goldsberry, who was
scarcely able to render any defense. One Indian was killed and indications
showed others wounded.
The following are the stations of the battalion headquarters and
various companies, as shown by the muster rolls and monthly returns filed at the
Adjutant-General�s office:
FIELD AND STAFF.
Franklin, Texas December 31, 1864
Franklin, Texas January 31, 1865
Franklin, Texas February 28, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. March 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. April 30, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. May 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. June 30, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. July 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. August 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. September 30, 1865
Los Pinos, N.M. October 31, 1865
Los Pinos, N.M. November 30, 1865
Los Pinos, N.M. December 31, 1865
Los Pinos, N.M. January 31, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. February 28, 1866
En route to Fort Union, N.M. March 31, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. April 30, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. May 31, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. June 30, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. July 31, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. August 31, 1866
Mustered out at Los Pinos, N.M., September 20, 1866.
COMPANY A
Fort Union, N.M. September 30, 1864
Fort Union, N.M. October 31, 1864
In camp, Blue Water Creek, TexasNovember 30, 1864
Fort Bascom, N.M. December 31, 1864
Fort Union, N.M. January 31, 1865
Fort Union, N.M. February 28, 1865
Fort Union, N.M. March 31, 1865
Fort Sumner, N.M. April 30, 1865
Fort Sumner, N.M. May 31, 1865
Fort Sumner, N.M. June 30, 1865
Fort Sumner, N.M. July 31, 1865
Fort Sumner, N.M. August 31, 1865
Fort Sumner, N.M. September 30, 1865
Fort Sumner, N.M. October 31, 1865
Fort Sumner, N.M. November 30, 1865
Fort Sumner, N.M. December 31, 1865
Fort Sumner, N.M. January 31, 1866
Fort Sumner, N.M. February 28, 1866
Fort Sumner, N.M. March 31, 1866
Fort Sumner, N.M. April 30, 1866
Fort Sumner, N.M. May 31, 1866
Fort Sumner, N.M. June 30, 1866
Fort Sumner, N.M. July 31, 1866
Fort Sumner, N.M. August 31, 1866
Mustered out at Fort Union, N.M., September 9, 1866.
COMPANY B
Fort Craig, N.M. December 31, 1864
Fort Craig, N.M. January 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. February 28, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. March 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. April 30, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. May 31, 1865
La Joya, N.M. June 30, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. July 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. August 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. September 30, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. October 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. November 30, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. December 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. January 31, 1866
Fort Craig, N.M. February 28, 1866
Fort Craig, N.M. March 31, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. April 30, 1866
Fort Wingate, N.M. May 31, 1866
Fort Wingate, N.M. June 30, 1866
Fort Wingate, N.M. July 31, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. August 31, 1866
Mustered out at Los Pinos, N.M., September 15, 1866.
COMPANY C
Las Cruces, N.M. December 31, 1864
Las Cruces, N.M. January 31, 1865
Las Cruces, N.M. February 28, 1865
Las Cruces, N.M. March 31, 1865
Las Cruces, N.M. April 30, 1865
Fort Selden, N.M. May 31, 1865
Fort Selden, N.M. June 30, 1865
Fort Selden, N.M. July 31, 1865
Fort Selden, N.M. August 31, 1865
Fort Selden, N.M. September 30, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. October 31, 1865
Los Pinos, N.M. November 30, 1865
Los Pinos, N.M. December 31, 1865
Los Pinos, N.M. January 31, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. February 28, 1866
Fort Selden, N.M. March 31, 1866
Fort Garland, Col. T. April 30, 1866
Fort Garland, Col. T. May 31, 1866
Fort Garland, Col. T. June 30, 1866
Fort Garland, Col. T. July 31, 1866
Fort Garland, Col. T. August 31, 1866
Mustered out at Santa Fe, N.M., September 17, 1866.
COMPANY D
Las Cruces, N.M. December 31, 1864
Las Cruces, N.M. January 31, 1865
Fort McRae, N.M. February 28, 1865
Fort McRae, N.M. March 31, 1865
Fort McRae, N.M. April 30, 1865
Fort McRae, N.M. May 31, 1865
Fort McRae, N.M. June 30, 1865
Fort McRae, N.M. July 31, 1865
Fort McRae, N.M. August 31, 1865
Fort McRae, N.M. September 30, 1865
Fort McRae, N.M. October 31, 1865
Fort McRae, N.M. November 30, 1865
Fort McRae, N.M. December 31, 1865
Fort McRae, N.M. January 31, 1866
Fort McRae, N.M. February 28, 1866
Fort McRae, N.M. March 31, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. April 30, 1866
Fort McRae, N.M. May 31, 1866
Fort McRae, N.M. June 30, 1866
Fort McRae, N.M. July 31, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. August 31, 1866
Mustered out at Los Pinos, N.M, September 15, 1866.
COMPANY E
Franklin, Texas December 31, 1864
Franklin, Texas January 31, 1865
Franklin, Texas February 28, 1865
En route to Fort Craig, N.M. March 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. April 30, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. May 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. June 30, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. July 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. August 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. September 30, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. October 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. November 30, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. December 31, 1865
Fort Craig, N.M. January 31, 1866
Fort Craig, N.M. February 28, 1866
Fort Craig, N.M. March 31, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. April 30, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. May 31, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. June 30, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. July 31, 1866
Los Pinos, N.M. August 31, 1866
Mustered out at Los Pinos, N.M., September 15, 1866.
COMPANY F
Las Cruces, N.M. November 30, 1864
Las Cruces, N.M. December 31, 1864
Fort Cummings, N.M. January 31, 1865
Fort Cummings, N.M. February 28, 1865
This company was broken up and the men transferred to other companies, March 16, 1865.
COMPANY G
Las Cruces, N.M. November 30, 1864
Franklin, Texas December 31, 1864
Franklin, Texas January 31, 1865
Franklin, Texas February 28, 1865
En route to Fort Cummings, N.M. March 31, 1865
Fort Cummings, N.M. April 30, 1865
Fort Cummings, N.M. May 31, 1865
Fort Cummings, N.M. June 30, 1865
Fort Cummings, N.M. July 31, 1865
Fort Cummings, N.M. August 31, 1865
Fort Cummings, N.M. September 30, 1865
Fort Cummings, N.M. October 31, 1865
Fort Cummings, N.M. November 30, 1865
Fort Cummings, N.M. December 31, 1865
Fort Cummings, N.M. January 31, 1866
Fort Cummings, N.M. February 28, 1866
Fort Cummings, N.M. March 31, 1866
Fort Cummings, N.M. April 30, 1866
Fort Cummings, N.M. May 31, 1866
Fort Cummings, N.M. June 30, 1866
Fort Cummings, N.M. July 31, 1866
Las Javis, en route to Los PinosAugust 31, 1866
Mustered out at Los Pinos, N.M., September 15, 1866.
When this battalion was mustered out in September, 1866, such
officers and members as wished to be mustered out in California were
consolidated into a company, under Captain William F. Ffrench, and marched to
the Presidio, S.F., where they arrived December twenty-eighth, and were mustered
out on the thirty-first of December, 1866.
The following officers of this battalion accompanied the return
column: Captain W.F. Ffrench, First Lieutenant Robert Edmiston, and Second
Lieutenant William Oman. The men mustered out at that time are accounted for in
the individual record below as having been �discharged at San Francisco,
December 31, 1866, by final muster out of the regiment.�